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Stranger Things fans can stay at an 80s-themed Airbnb basement rental that has been inspired by the Netflix show The Upside Den, in St Louis, is an 80s-themed rental that recreates several of the sets used in the show It features a replica of the alphabet wall covered in Christmas lights that features in season … Read more
Fly to LA for £290? That IS a bargain: How to get the best travel deals in the New Year sales – and the two steps you must take to protect your money Holiday firms have launched New Year sales with deals on flights and packages You can knock £100 off dozens of Jet2.com packages … Read more
Are YOU anxious about going back to work? Doctor warns feeling sick and having the shakes could actually be alcohol withdrawal symptoms from drinking too much over Christmas and New Year Returning to work after the festive period fills millions of people with dread But suffering from the shakes and feeling sick may not be … Read more
Revealed: NHS hospitals treat 300 patients a week in A&E who are injured in DIY accidents (with at least one person a day hurt mowing the lawn) NHS figures show 6,867 people treated after falling from a ladder in 12 months Another 466 were injured while mowing lawns from last April to March this year … Read more
Children’s eyes twinkle as they impatiently wait their turn to climb onto Santa’s lap and tell him a precious secret: what they’d like for Christmas. But, for more than a decade, all one Utah Santa Claus was keeping a secret of his own. ‘Every kid wanted the same thing, and that was a mumble,’ Mark … Read more
A heartwarming video of a chemotherapy patient and his nurse singing a Christmas carol has gone viral. Penn Pennington, 67, a veteran musician, is currently battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells, for the second time. Earlier this month, he was admitted to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial in … Read more
A four-year-old with cystic fibrosis has received the Christmas gift of her dreams – a wonder drug for her crippling condition. Ayda Louden’s family, from Carlisle, Cumbria, spent years calling for NHS access to Orkambi. It was finally approved in October. The schoolgirl got her first delivery of the life-changing drug, which should extend her life … Read more
Within a week or so countless Britons will be putting themselves on a diet to tackle the Christmas excess. A year ago each woman here resolved to tackle her weight and has now reaped the benefits for their health, too, from banishing chronic back pain and depression, to putting asthma and type 2 diabetes into … Read more
Teenager with terminal cancer refuses to stop smiling – despite the 17-year-old spending Christmas in hospital and being told he has just MONTHS to live Joseph Lunn, from London, diagnosed with rare and incurable synovial sarcoma Kept in hospital over Christmas after having tumours removed from stomach But the teenager continues to smile despite being … Read more
A brisk 20-minute walk could reduce the risk of seven types of cancer by a fifth, scientists claim Doing two and a half hours of moderate exercise a week could reduce risk Cuts chances of getting liver cancer by 18 per cent and breast cancer by six Study done by American Cancer Society could be … Read more